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b: refs/heads/incoming
c: 31a3825
h: refs/heads/master
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  30547: 4dd87d2
  30543: 3a1505e
v: v3

Author: brson

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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ refs/heads/try: d324a424d8f84b1eb049b12cf34182bda91b0024
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-refs/heads/incoming: 920bc0fe49bf406370ac8ab25eb6371a91003a78
+refs/heads/incoming: 31a38254e127edff42dadbe761a4baff5ff9f32f
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branches/incoming/RELEASES.txt

@@ -9,13 +9,19 @@ Version 0.4 (September 2012)
       * Classes are replaced with simpler structs
       * Method self types
       * `ret` became `return` and `alt` became `match`
+      * `import` is now `use`; `use is now `extern mod`
+      * `extern mod { ... }` is now `extern { ... }`
+      * `use mod` is the recommended way to import modules
+      * `pub` and `priv` replace deprecated export lists
 
    * Semantics
       * Trait implementations are now coherent, ala Haskell typeclasses
+      * Trait methods may be static
+      * Argument modes are deprecated
       * Borrowed pointers are much more mature and recommended for use
       * Strings and vectors in the static region are stored in constant memory
       * Typestate was removed
-      * Resolution is rewritten to be more reliable
+      * Resolution rewritten to be more reliable
       * Support for 'dual-mode' data structures (freezing and thawing)
       * Last-use analysis is only used for warnings now. Moves must be explicit
         for lvalues (TODO: confirm)
@@ -28,7 +34,8 @@ Version 0.4 (September 2012)
       * `core::task' gained a (currently very unsafe) task-local storage API
 
    * Concurrency
-      * An effecient new intertask communication primitive called `core::pipes`
+      * An efficient new intertask communication primitive called the pipe,
+        along with a number of higher-level channel types, in `core::pipes`
       * `std::arc`, an atomically reference counted, immutable, shared memory
         type
       * `std::sync`, various exotic synchronization tools based on arcs and pipes